After confirming Krimov's identity, the lieutenant immediately became enthusiastic: "It turned out to be an adjutant from the Army Command. Please get on the ship quickly, the commanders are all in the cabin."
Krimov, led by the lieutenant, came to a cabin. The light inside was very dark, and it took him a long time to adapt to the light inside. He saw several commanders sitting around a table, and the lieutenant who brought him over was whispering to one of the army colonels.
After the second lieutenant finished reporting, the colonel got up and walked over, reached out to Krimov, and said politely: "Hello, Comrade Adjutant. I am Colonel Tanasolov, the commander of the 92nd Infantry Brigade, and the next person is my political commissar Andreyev."
"Hello, Comrade Colonel." Since he was in the cabin at this moment, Krimov did not have to worry about the enemy snipers nearby, so he raised his hand to salute Tanasolov and Andreyev: "Hello, Comrade Political Commissar!"
"There is also the commander of the Baltic Fleet," Tanasolov and others put down Krimov, then pointed to the only political worker in the room wearing a naval uniform, and introduced to Krimov: "He is Comrade Vrasov, director of the brigade political department."
"Hello, Comrade Frasov." Krimov quickly saluted the sailor's political worker again.
"Adjustleman," Tanasolov and others met Krimov and the people in the command center, asked, "Is there anything wrong with you coming here?"
"That's right, comrade Colonel." Krimov replied quickly, "Comrade Commander is at Mamayev's Gate at this moment. He ordered me to ask the commander of the 92nd Infantry Brigade to see him."
Before Krimov came, several commanders of the brigade command were discussing where the command should be placed. At this moment, when Krimov heard that the commander wanted to see him, he temporarily put the proposal on hold and followed Krimov to Mamayev hill to meet Cuikov.
Seeing that among the three commanders brought in by Krimov, two were army officers and one was naval officer, Trekov couldn't help but look shocked on his face. Colonel Tanasolov quickly walked to Trekov, raised his hand to salute, and at the same time reported loudly: "Comrade General, Colonel Tanasolov, the commander of the 92nd Infantry Brigade, reported to you, I am ordered to come, please instruct!"
"Col. Tanasolov, welcome to Stalingrad!" After shaking hands with Tanasolov, Cuikov asked in confusion: "Comrade Colonel, if I am not wrong, the 93rd Infantry Brigade should be composed of sailors from the Baltic Fleet and the North Sea Fleet. Why is the commander an army officer?"
"That's right, Comrade General." Colonel Tanasolov smiled and replied: "The superiors may be worried that the sailors would arrive on the shore and did not know how to fight, so they appointed us army officers to guide them on the shore how to fight the Germans. But don't worry, except for the brigade command, all from commanders at all levels to soldiers are composed of sailors."
Sokov, who was standing aside, heard Colonel Tanasolov say that the sailors would not fight, and saw the political worker in a naval uniform behind the other party, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but secretly worry that there seemed to be a certain conflict between the sailors and the army. Is it really reliable to let such a force cover his left wing?
"Comrade Commander, I am Vrasov, the director of the Political Department of the 92nd Infantry Brigade." The naval political worker standing behind Tanasolov took a step forward and said to Cuikov with a serious expression: "I do not agree with the brigade commander's statement. Even if the sailors get on the shore, their combat effectiveness will definitely not be worse than that of the army."
"Comrade Vrasov, I just said it casually." Tanasolov said a little embarrassedly: "I know that sailors are an amazing force, but except for the battle when attacking the Winter Palace, you seem to have never fought on land. Therefore, you still need our guidance on how to fight on land."
Cui Kefu was worried that the two of them would quarrel, so he hurried out to smooth things over: "Where we just argue here is useless, it depends on their performance on land. Come to the map and I will introduce you to the situation."
When Tanasolov and the other three arrived in front of the map, Cuikov pointed at them with a wooden stick and said, "...The German army occupied the Central Railway Station and split our defense into two disconnected parts. The task of your brigade is to drive away the enemies in this area and restore our defense line."
After Cuikov finished speaking, he put down the wooden stick in his hand, looked at Tanasolov and the others and asked, "How is it, are you confident of restoring our position?"
"Comrade General," as soon as Cuikov finished speaking, Colonel Tanasolov expressed his opinion: "Please rest assured that as long as there is one person in my 92nd Infantry Brigade, we will firmly implement your order and drive all the Germans away from this area."
Regarding Tanasolov's statement, Cuikov nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Comrade Colonel, I believe what you said. I hope you can make great contributions in the battle to defend Stalingrad. Krimov," he called his adjutant before him and ordered, "You take Colonel Tanasolov and others to the designated location and help them choose the right location as a brigade command. Do you understand?"
"Get it." Krimov replied loudly.
After Sidorin and Colonel Tanasolov and others left, he asked Cui Kefu tentatively: "Comrade Commander, what did the superiors think? He actually sent an army to command the sailors. Are you afraid of conflicts between them?"
"Maybe the superiors were worried that the sailors did not know how to fight street fighting, so they handed them over to the army's command." Cui Kefu said helplessly: "If we want to restore our defense line in the city, they are our only hope." In his words, he did not mention a single word about the Stalingrad Front, which was about to launch an attack on the outskirts of the encirclement. He probably did not think that he was optimistic about this attack at all.
After Cui Kefu finished speaking, he raised his hand and looked at the watch, then walked behind the female radio operator and told her: "Ye Lena, contact the Group Army Command immediately to see if the new command has been built!"
"What, Comrade Commander, are you planning to go to the new command center at this time?" Sidolin was shocked when he heard Cui Kov say this: "According to our observation post, the enemy is launching shelling on the factory area. It is too dangerous for you to go there at this time."
"As long as the new command is built, I need to rush over immediately." Cui Kefu said firmly: "We must readjust the defense deployment in the city before the friendly forces launched an attack outside the encirclement, and strive to crush the enemy's attempt to occupy Stalingrad as soon as possible."
Fortunately, not long after, Ye Lena walked to Cuikov with a telegram and handed him a telegram: "Comrade Commander, this is a reply from the Army Command, and it was issued by the Chief of Staff himself."
When he heard that the telegram was issued by the Chief of Staff himself, Cuikov couldn't help but be overjoyed: "What, Krelov has arrived at the new command center safely." Unexpectedly, after he took the telegram and looked at it for a few times, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Seeing his expression, Cidolin walked over and asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, has something happened?"
Cui Kefu raised his head and looked at Cidolin and said, "According to incomplete statistics, when the Army Command was relocating, three squads led by the artillery, engineers and deputy directors of the armored soldiers encountered the enemy. After a fierce battle, they all died heroically."
When everyone present was shocked to learn that the headquarters had lost three heavyweight commanders during the transfer. Sokov stood up and walked to Cuikov and asked carefully: "Comrade Commander, have other commanders safely arrived at the new command headquarters?"
"There are also military commissioner Gurov who has not arrived at the new command center, but he should be on the east coast at this moment, and there will be no danger." Cuikov stuffed the telegram in his hand into his pocket and continued: "Since the new command center has been established, I will rush over immediately now."
"Comrade Commander, don't you have to wait for Krimov?" Seeing Cuikov insisting on leaving, Sidolin reminded him: "He took the 92nd Infantry Brigade to the new combat area. You can wait for him to come back to report, and it's not too late to leave."
"No need. Lieutenant Colonel Sidolin, if you see him, let him go back to the new command center to find me." Cuikov turned his head and said to Sokov: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I will rush back to the command center as soon as possible now. Please send someone to accompany me."
Sokov was still very concerned about Cuikov's safety. He quickly called Lieutenant Samoilov, the third platoon leader of the guard company, and told him: "Comrade Lieutenant, I will now order you to escort the commander to the new command center. I will hand over his safety to you. You must assure me that you must ensure the safety of Comrade Commander as you protect your own eyes."
"Don't worry, comrade brigade commander." After Sukov finished speaking, he immediately straightened his body and replied: "As long as there is one person in our platoon, we will never let the commander suffer any harm."
Before leaving the command center, Cuikov shook hands and said goodbye to everyone. He finally held Sokov's hand and told him: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, whether he can defend Mamayev's post is related to whether our army can defend Stalingrad. I'll ask you everything."
Chapter completed!